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NIKO KAPANEN
Atlanta Thrashers (39)

2006
Olympian

Position:	Center	Shoots:	Left
Height:	5' 8"	Weight:	178
Born:	Apr 29, 1978
Origin:	Hameenlinna, FIN

Dallas Stars' 6^th round choice (173^rd overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Player Notes:

PLAYOFF CAREER VS. COL: 5 GP, 1-1-2, 8 PIM * Is making his third Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance. * In his rookie playoff appearance in 2003, appeared in all 12 games and tallied four goals and three assists for seven points. * Was scoreless in 11:46 minutes in Game One vs. Colorado. * Collected his fourth career playoff assist and ninth career playoff point in Game Two vs. Colorado. * Was scoreless in 13:14 minutes in Game Three at Colorado. * Was scoreless in 13:37 minutes in Game Four at Colorado. PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGHS Most Goals, Game: 2, May 3, 2003 vs. ANA Most Assists, Game: 1, 4 times, last on Apr. 24, 2006 vs. COL Most Points, Game: 2, 2 times, last on May 5, 2003 at ANA (1-1-2) Most PIM, Game: 12, Apr. 11, 2003 vs. EDM Most Shots, Game: 4, twice, last on Apr. 24, 2003 vs. ANA Point Scoring Streak: 2 games, twice, last from May 3 - 5, 2003 (3-1-4)

Last 3 Games
Game	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	Sh	Sh %	Shft	TOI	FO%
Apr 30, 2006 vs. COL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0	28	18:05	50.0
Apr 28, 2006 vs. COL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	23	13:37	28.6
Apr 26, 2006 vs. COL	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0.0	20	13:14	50.0

						Complete Game By Game Stats

2005-2006	GOALS (14)	ASSISTS (21)	POINTS (35)
Overall:	Tied for 199^th	Tied for 225^th	Tied for 223^rd
Forwards:	Tied for 189^th	Tied for 165^th	Tied for 181^st

Career Regular Season Stats
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW	GT	Shots	Pct
2005-2006	Stars	81	14	21	35	-10	36	5	2	4	0	97	14.4
2003-2004	Stars	67	1	5	6	-15	16	0	0	0	0	57	1.8
2002-2003	Stars	82	5	29	34	25	44	0	1	1	0	80	6.3
2001-2002	Stars	9	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0

NHL Totals:		239	20	56	76	-1	98	5	3	5	0	237	8.4

Career Playoff Stats
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW	GT	Shots	Pct
2005-2006	Stars	5	0	1	1	-2	10	0	0	0	0	5	0
2003-2004	Stars	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50
2002-2003	Stars	12	4	3	7	4	12	0	1	0	0	20	20

NHL Totals:		18	5	4	9	2	22	0	1	0	0	27	18.5

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